FU-235D: The French Farmall tractor!

This nifty little French Farmall tractor is the FU-235D. It’s a 26-horse diesel-powered utility tractor. IHC built it just outside of Paris from 1957-1959, and never brought it to the North American market. I’ll bet you couldn’t find more than 10 of ’em here in the States! It’s on an auction that ends later today.

Mechanically, it’s very similar to the Super C. In fact, the gas rowcrop and utility models actually share the same engine. The diesel version, however, has a European-only FD-123 motor.

I did a little digging and found out that before it went to Wyoming, this tractor spent some time with owners in Wisconsin and Nebraska. The current owner tore it apart for an extensive restoration about 200 hours ago. As I understand it, he basically rebuilt or replaced just about everything on the tractor!  That’s a very good thing, too, because parts for the FD-123 motor aren’t exactly plentiful here in North America. Bob (the tractor’s owner) did the heavy lifting for you on this one when he did the restoration! No expensive and hard-to-find parts to buy, and no language barriers to overcome to make sure you’re getting what you need! Truthfully, this one is about as parade-ready as you can get! All you need to do is fuel it up, get in the seat, and drive it!

If you like this little French Farmall tractor, and you’re up for a little more history on Farmalls and Internationals sold across the globe, you should probably head over to our friends at Octane Press and pick up a copy of their book, Red Tractors 1958-2018. The first chapter picks up with a nice writeup of IH’s French operations! (Actually, if you’re a tractor nerd, you really need to have this book on your shelf anyway. Lee Klancher assembled a TERRIFIC team of historians and former IH employees to write this book, and the finished product is awesome!)

Final Hammer Price: $3100